Country singer-songwriter and Oklahoma native Wade Hayes is showing his traditional music roots with his new album "Old Country Song," out via conabar records.
"I grew up listening to Haggard, Waylon and Willie - classic country artists - and they've all had a huge influence on my writing and my music," said Hayes in a news release. "I wanted to make a record that honored them, and I'm really proud of what we came up with."
A collection of 11 old and new songs, the new album was produced by Dave McAfee and Hayes.
A Bethel Acres native, Hayes wrote or co-wrote four of the 11 tracks, partnering with Clint Ingersoll and Mark Collie on two. Roger Springer penned the title cut, Jon Randall and Jessi Alexander contributed "What You Need From Me," and Chris Stapleton wrote "We Needed The Rain."
Springer also wrote "All I Know" with Tim Menzies for the album, and Hayes' first producer, Don Cook, wrote the Conway Twitty hit "Julia" with John Jarvis. The Merle Haggard/Dean Holloway tune, "Going Where the Lonely Go," rounds out the album.